Schoolboy Fazal top goal getter

Bernard Perera

Mohammed Fazal the schoolboy soccerite from Zahira College Colombo who also play for the Renown Sports Club from Kotahena is in the front with six goals under his belt in the Dialog Premier League Soccer Championship which completed its fifth week.

Fazal who was behind G.P.C. Karunaratne (4 goals) of Negombo Youth SC came to the front on Sunday at the CR & FC ground entering the field as substitute for Krishantha Abeysekera for the second session of play. Krishantha was pulled out by the coach as he was not delivering the goods for his team in the first half.

No sooner Fazal entered the field he got his colleagues support specially from the midfielders. Making good use of these Fazal netted in three goals to take the lead as the top goal scorer after five weeks of play in the tournament.

Ratnam SC E.B. Channa too has scored four goals playing for Ratnam SC. Ratnam Sports Club the defending champions who went down to Jupitors SC last week came up with a better show to win against Police one goal to nil at CR & FC ground. Last year’s best goal getter Kasun Jayasuriya and E.B. Channa scored a goal each for Ratnam SC. The solitary goal for Policemen came through the boot of R.S. Sanjeewa.

New Youngs Sports Club who made their way to the Premier League after becoming the group leader in Segment B failed to live upto expectations though playing on their own den at Wennappuwa, lost to Sri Lanka Police one goal to nil. Asanka de Silva netted in the goal for winners in the 57th minute.

Negombo Youth Sports Club who travelled to Kurunegala to play against Pelicans Sports had toil hard for over 70 minutes to score their winning goal.

It was their top goal getter G.P.C. Karunaratne who found the net in the 71st minute which also kept his side winning streak intact. This season Negombo Youth SC has got onto a strong position recording good victories and will be hoping to end up within the top four after the first round.

The two matches scheduled for the week end between Saunders SC vs Jupitors SC and Java Lane SC vs Air Force were not played due to bad ground conditions caused by the heavy rains experienced during the week. These two matches are to be conducted during the mid week.